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CMPU 250 - Modeling, Simulation and Analysis Semester Offered: Fall
1 unit(s)
Principles of computation in the sciences, driven by current applications in biology, physics, chemistry, natural and social sciences, and computer science. Topics include: Discrete and continuous stochastic models, random number generation, elementary statistics, numerical analysis and algorithms, discrete event simulation, and point and interval parameter estimation. Students pursue projects that involve modeling phenomena in two to three different fields and simulate the model in order to understand mechanisms and/or explore new hypotheses or conditions.
Prerequisite(s): CMPU 102 , MATH 122 or MATH 125. CMPU 241 and /or MATH 221 recommended but not required.
Two 75-minute periods.
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CMPU 290 - Field Work Semester Offered: Fall or Spring
0.5 to 1 unit(s)
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CMPU 295 - Special Topics Semester Offered: Fall or Spring
0.5 to 1 unit(s)
Intermediate-level treatment of specialized topics in computer science.
Prerequisite(s): permission of instructor.
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CMPU 298 - Independent Work Semester Offered: Fall or Spring
0.5 to 1 unit(s)
Prerequisite(s): permission of the instructor.
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Computer Science: III. Advanced Two units of 200-level computer science are prerequisite for entry into 300-level courses; see each course for specific courses required or exceptions. |
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CMPU 300 - Senior Research and Thesis Semester Offered: Fall
0.5 unit(s)
Investigation and critical analysis of a topic in experimental or theoretical computer science. Experimental research may include building or experimentation with a non-trivial hardware or software system. A student electing this course must first gain, by submission of a written research proposal, the support of at least one member of the computer science faculty with whom to work out details of a research strategy. The formal research proposal, a written thesis, and oral presentation of results are required for the course. A second faculty member participates in both the planning of the research and final evaluation.
Prerequisite(s): Minimum 3.5 GPA in 200- and 300-level Computer Science coursework at the end of the junior year, and permission of the department.
Yearlong course 300-CMPU 301 .
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CMPU 301 - Senior Research and Thesis Semester Offered: Spring
0.5 unit(s)
Continuation of CMPU 300 .
Prerequisite(s): CMPU 300 .
Yearlong course CMPU 300 -301.
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CMPU 324 - Computer Architecture Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)
An exploration of current research areas in computer organization including an examination of data-flow, microcode, cache memory, distributed, parallel, and other nonstandard architectures, and related topics.
Prerequisite(s): CMPU 224 .
Two 75-minute periods.
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CMPU 325 - Microcomputers and Digital Electronics
1 unit(s)
Advanced seminar in the architecture and implementation of microprocessors. Topics include digital logic, memory and processor interfaces, interrupt handling, and serial I/O methods. Differences among logic implementations such as TTL, CMOS, and ECL are considered. Students participate in the design and implementation of a microcomputer.
Prerequisite(s): CMPU 224 .
Not offered in 2016/17.
Two 75-minute periods.
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CMPU 331 - Compilers Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)
Studies the theory of automata for language recognition as well as the implementation of actual compilers for programming languages. During the semester students develop modules comprising the front-end of a compiler for a high-level computer.
Prerequisite(s): CMPU 224 and CMPU 240 . In addition, CMPU 235 or CMPU 245 is recommended, but not required.
Two 75-minute periods.
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CMPU 334 - Operating Systems Semester Offered: Fall
1 unit(s)
Deals with the theory and implementation of the software that governs the management of system resources. Topics that are covered include file organization, process scheduling, system services, memory management, security methods, resource contention, and design principles. Operating systems for parallel and distributed processing, real-time processing, virtual machines, and networking are also considered.
Prerequisite(s): CMPU 203 and CMPU 224 .
Two 75-minute periods.
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CMPU 353 - Bioinformatics
1 unit(s)
(Same as BIOL 353 ) DNA is the blueprint of life. Although it’s composed of only four nucleotide “letters” (A, C. T, G), the order and arrangement of these letters in a genome gives rise to the diversity of life on earth. Thousands of genomes have been partially sequenced, representing billions of nucleotides. How can we reach this vast expanse of sequence data to find patterns that provide answers to ecological, evolutionary, agricultural, and biomedical questions? Bioinformatics applies high-performance computing to discover patterns in large sequence datasets. In this class students from biology and computer science work together to formulate interesting biological questions and to design algorithms and computational experiments to answer them.
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 238 , BIOL 244 , or BIOL 248 ; CMPU 203 ; or permission of the instructor.
To register for this course students must satisfy either the biology or computer science prerequisites, but not both.
Not offered in 2016/17.
Two 2-hour periods.
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CMPU 365 - Artificial Intelligence Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)
An introduction to Artificial Intelligence as a discipline of Computer Science, covering the traditional foundations of the field and a selection of recent advances. Traditional topics include: search, two-player adversarial games, constraint satisfaction, knowledge representation and reasoning, and planning. Additional topics will vary from year to year and will be selected from the following: reasoning about time, probabilistic reasoning, neural networks, philosophical foundations, multi- agent systems, robotics, and recent advances in planning. Significant programming assignments and a course project complement the material presented in class.
Prerequisite(s): CMPU 145 , CMPU 203 , and CMPU 245 , or permission of the instructor.
Two 75-minute periods.
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CMPU 366 - Computational Linguistics
1 unit(s)
Addresses the fundamental question at the intersection of human languages and computer science: how can computers acquire, comprehend and produce natural languages such as English? Introduces computational methods for modeling human language, including morphology, syntax, semantics and discourse; corpus-based and statistical methods for language analysis; and natural language applications such as information extraction and retrieval, summarization, and machine translation. Students gain experience with sophisticated systems for linguistic analysis and machine learning.
Prerequisite(s): CMPU 240 recommended, but not required.
Not offered in 2016/17.
Two 75-minute periods.
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CMPU 375 - Networks
1 unit(s)
Provides an introduction to the design of network-based applications. Topics include Internet protocols, client/server-based paradigms (including peer-to-peer), relational database design, data normalization techniques, SQL, and security. Web-based applications provide an infrastructure and motivation for the intersection of networks and database systems. Programming assignments and projects emphasize key concepts.
Prerequisite(s): CMPU 203 or permission of the instructor.
Not offered in 2016/17.
Two 75-minute periods.
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CMPU 376 - Computer Games: Design, Production and Critique
1 unit(s)
(Same as MEDS 376 ) Investigates all stages of the game development process, including conception, design, physical and digital prototyping, implementation and play-testing, among others. The course emphasizes the integration of formal, dramatic and dynamic game elements to create a specific player experience. The course also examines various criteria and approaches to game critique, including issues of engagement, embodiment, flow, and meaningful play. Course work includes a series of game development projects carried out in groups, along with analysis of published games and readings in critical game-studies literature. No previous experience in media production or computer programming is necessary. Thomas Ellman.
Prerequisite(s): permission of the instructor.
Not offered in 2016/17.
Two 75-minute periods.
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CMPU 377 - Parallel Programming Semester Offered: Fall
1 unit(s)
An introduction to parallel computing, with coverage of parallel architectures, programming models, and techniques. Topics include SIMD and MIMD models, shared-memory and message-passing styles of computation, synchronization, deadlock, and parallel language design. Students are exposed to common techniques for solving problems in sorting, searching, numerical methods, and graph theory, and gain practical experience through programming assignments run on a parallel processing system.
Prerequisite(s): CMPU 203 and CMPU 224 .
Two 75-minute periods.
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CMPU 378 - Graphics
1 unit(s)
A survey of computational and mathematical techniques for modeling and rendering realistic images of three-dimensional scenes. Topics include: event-driven user interfaces; geometric transformations and projections; scene graphs; implicit and parametric surfaces; models of color and light; surface shading and texturing; local and global rendering algorithms; and an introduction to computer animation.
Prerequisite(s): CMPU 203 and MATH 221 .
Not offered in 2016/17.
Two 75-minute periods.
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CMPU 379 - Computer Animation: Art, Science and Criticism Semester Offered: Fall
1 unit(s)
(Same as ART 379 , FILM 379 , and MEDS 379 ) An interdisciplinary course in Computer Animation aimed at students with previous experience in Computer Science, Studio Art, or Media Studies. The course introduces students to mathematical and computational principles and techniques for describing the shape, motion and shading of three-dimensional figures in Computer Animation. It introduces students to artistic principles and techniques used in drawing, painting and sculpture, as they are translated into the context of Computer Animation. It also encourages students to critically examine Computer Animation as a medium of communication. Finally, the course exposes students to issues that arise when people from different scholarly cultures attempt to collaborate on a project of mutual interest. The course is structured as a series of animation projects interleaved with screenings and classroom discussions. Thomas Ellman, Harry Roseman.
Prerequisite(s): permission of the instructor.
Two 2-hour periods.
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CMPU 395 - Special Topics Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)
In-depth treatment of specialized topics in Computer Science.
Topic for 2016/17b: Foundations of Multiagent Systems. An introduction to game theory, a mathematical theory of conflict and cooperation between rational agents, with emphasis on computational aspects and applications to security and network analysis. The course also provides an overview of other topics at the intersection of theoretical computer science and economics, such as mechanism design, auctions, judgment aggregation, and diffusion in social networks.
Recommended: CMPU 241 .
Two 75-minute periods.
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CMPU 399 - Senior Independent Work Semester Offered: Fall or Spring
0.5 to 1 unit(s)
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Cognitive Science: I. Introductory |
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COGS 100 - Introduction to Cognitive Science Semester Offered: Fall and Spring
1 unit(s)
Cognitive science is a multidisciplinary exploration of the nature of mind and intelligence in whatever forms they may take, from animal (including especially humans) to machine. This course explores the modern history of our efforts to understand the nature of mind, asking such questions as how a purely physical entity could have a mind, whether a computer or robot could have genuine mental states, and what it really means to be intelligent or to have a mind. In the process of seeking answers to these questions, the course explores such phenomena as perception, memory, prediction, decision-making, action, language, and consciousness by integrating methods and concepts from a number of disciplines, including philosophy, psychology, computer science, neuroscience, biology, linguistics, and anthropology. Material from economics, education, mathematics, engineering, and the arts is increasingly integrated into the field as well. No background in any of these disciplines is assumed, and this course is intended to serve as an introduction, for both majors and non-majors, to the unique multidisciplinary approach to studying problems of mind that Cognitive Science represents. Janet Andrews, Gwen Broude, Josh de Leeuw, Ken Livingston, John Long.
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COGS 110 - The Science and Fiction of Mind Semester Offered: Fall
1 unit(s)
Our understanding of what minds are and of how they work has exploded dramatically in the last half century. As in other areas of science, the more we know the harder it becomes to convey the richness and complexity of that knowledge to non-specialists. This Freshman Course will explore two different styles of writing for explaining new findings about the nature of mind to a general audience. The most direct of these styles is journalistic and explanatory and is well represented by the work of people like Steven Pinker, Bruce Bower, Stephen J. Gould, and Ray Kurzweil. The second style is fictional. At its best, science fiction not only entertains, it also stretches the reader’s mind to a view of implications and possibilities beyond what is currently known. Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke, Greg Bear, and Richard Powers all provide excellent models of this kind of writing. In this course students practice both ways of writing about technical and scientific discoveries. By working simultaneously in both styles it should become clear that when done well even a strictly explanatory piece of science writing tells a story. By the same token even a purely fictional narrative can explain and elucidate how the real world works. The focus of our work is material from the sciences of mind, but topics from other scientific areas may also be explored. This course does not serve as a prerequisite for upper-level courses in Cognitive Science. Ken Livingston.
Open only to freshmen; satisfies the college requirement for a Freshman Writing Seminar.
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Two 2-hour periods.
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Cognitive Science: II. Intermediate |
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COGS 211 - Perception and Action Semester Offered: Fall
1 unit(s)
This course is about the ongoing, dynamic, causal loops of action and perception that situate agents in the world and form the foundation for their intelligence. Topics include how physical energies become perceptual experiences, how systems evolve, develop, and learn the ability to perform complex actions, and how it is that actions are brought under the control of perceptions. Material is drawn from the neurosciences, robotics, human and non-human animal behavior research, and philosophy. Classes include regular laboratory work including human experimental work and robotics. John Long.
Prerequisite(s): COGS 100 .
Two 75-minute periods, plus one 4-hour laboratory.
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COGS 213 - Language Semester Offered: Fall
1 unit(s)
This course considers the rich and complex phenomenon of human language from a multidisciplinary perspective. The emphasis is on the cognitive representations and processes that enable individual language users to acquire, perceive, comprehend, produce, read, and write language. Consideration is given to the relation of language to thought and consciousness; to neural substrates of language and the effects of brain damage on language ability; to computational models of language; and to language development. Throughout, language is examined at different levels of analysis, including sound, structure, and meaning. Janet Andrews.
Prerequisite(s): COGS 100 .
Two 75-minute periods.
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COGS 215 - Knowledge and Cognition Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)
This course asks how knowledge and cognition contribute to the functioning of biological and synthetic cognitive agents. Along the way it inquires into the origins and nature of knowledge, memory, concepts, goals, and problem-solving strategies. Relevant philosophical issues are examined along with research on the brain, experimental evidence from cognitive psychology, computer models, and evolutionary explanations of mind and behavior. A major goal of the course is to explore how cognitive scientists are coming to understand knowledge and cognition within an embodied agent embedded in a real world. Gwen Broude.
Prerequisite(s): COGS 100 .
Two 75-minute periods.
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COGS 219 - Research Methods in Cognitive Science Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)
In this course, students learn to apply the principal methodologies of cognitive science to a specific problem in the field, such as sentence processing or visual form perception. The methods are drawn from human neurophysiology, experimental cognitive psychology, computer modeling, linguistic and logical analysis, and other appropriate investigative tools, depending on the specific issue chosen for study. A major goal of the course is to give students hands-on experience with the use and coordination of research techniques and strategies characteristic of contemporary cognitive science. The course also plays a critical role in preparing students for the senior thesis. It is therefore strongly encouraged that this course be completed by the junior year. Janet Andrews, Josh de Leeuw.
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 200 and either COGS 211 , COGS 213 , or COGS 215 .
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Regular laboratory work.
Enrollment limited.
Two 75-minute period and 5-hour lab.
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COGS 220 - Autonomous Robotics Design Competition Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)
This course gives students with an interest in robotics an opportunity to explore basic principles of robot design and programming in a hands-on laboratory environment. The specific nature of the task to be accomplished varies each year, but in all cases the problems to be solved require thinking about the key issues that confront any robot designer: How is the robot situated in its environment? How does the design of the robot’s body affect its intelligence? What are the optimal strategies for programming flexible intelligence in the robot (e.g., behavior-based or reactive systems, world modeling and planning systems, hybrid systems)? Students are organized into teams with balanced skill sets and compete to complete the assigned task most effectively in an end-of-semester competition. The design and construction components of the course are supported by classroom instruction in basic electronics, hardware design and building techniques, and relevant programming skills. Josh de Leeuw, Ken Livingston, John Long.
Prerequisite(s):Either COGS 211 , CMPU 102 , or permission of the instructor.
Students who have neither COGS 211 nor CMPU 102 as prerequisites may still have sufficient background to take the course depending on other skills and should consult with the instructor about readiness to take the class.
Two 75-minute periods.
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COGS 290 - Field Work Semester Offered: Fall and Spring
0.5 to 1 unit(s)
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COGS 298 - Independent Work Semester Offered: Fall and Spring
0.5 to 1 unit(s)
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COGS 300 - Senior Thesis Semester Offered: Fall
0.5 unit(s)
A thesis written in two semesters for 1 unit.
Yearlong course 300-COGS 301 .
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COGS 301 - Senior Thesis Semester Offered: Spring
0.5 unit(s)
A thesis written in two semesters for 1 unit.
Yearlong course COGS 300 -301.
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COGS 302 - Senior Thesis Semester Offered: Fall and Spring
1 unit(s)
A thesis written in one semester for one unit.
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COGS 311 - Seminar in Cognitive Science Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)
The topic of the seminar varies regularly, but is always focused on some aspect of thought, language, perception, or action considered from the unique, synthetic perspective of cognitive science. The seminar is taught by faculty members in the program. May be repeated for credit if the topic has changed. For the spring of 2017 there will be two sections of the seminar on two different topics, as noted below.
Topic for 2016/17b: Language, Embodiment, and Abstraction. This seminar explores the idea, stated explicitly in a recent cognitive science article, that “Language speaks in categories while perception speaks in particulars.” What is the basis for this claim and, if true, what are its implications? To explore this, we address the mounting evidence that language is embodied, relying fundamentally on more concrete sensorimotor abilities, and yet able to exert genuine top-down influence on perception and action. Is language uniquely able to support abstract, categorical thought, and if so, how? How can language be both embodied/contextual and symbolic/compositional? Janet Andrews.
Topic for 2016/17b: Morality. What is it? This seminar explores the nature of moral systems, moral thought, moral sentiments, moral behavior, proposed origins of morality, and the very nature of morality itself. We will be asking: What are we referring to when we carve out a special domain identified as moral? Are moral judgments different from other judgments that human beings regularly make and if so, how and why? Where does the idea of morality come from? Are there analogues of morality in other animals? Can we interpret the moral sentiments as an evolved adaptation? Is there anything about moral impulses that exists even without moral teaching? What are the roles of cognition and of emotion in moral thought and behavior? Are there universals in human moral systems? What kinds of differences in moral systems might we find across cultures and people, and why might they exist? How do cultures try to instill morality in their young? Is there a correct morality? And - why be moral? The readings and framework for the course are wide-ranging, and include: evolutionary theory, anthropology, neuroscience, developmental psychology, empirical psychological studies, and moral philosophy. Gwen Broude.
One 3-hour period.
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COGS 381 - Mind Reading: The Cognitive Science Book Club Semester Offered: Fall
1 unit(s)
The goal of this course is to explore interests and issues from the field of Cognitive Science that go beyond the Cognitive Science curriculum. These include methodological and theoretical issues as well as empirical work, narrative, and more. The course is book-driven and discussion-intense. Think of it as a Cognitive Science book club. We read books, lots of them, and talk about them. Past topics have included: free will, consciousness, embodiment, first person subjective experience, neuroscientific methods, the anthropological stance, artificial intelligence, origins of morality, story, and theory of mind. Books and topics change each year. Gwen Broude.
Prerequisite(s): any 200-level course in Cognitive Science and permission of the instructor.
One 2-hour period.
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COGS 399 - Senior Independent Work Semester Offered: Fall and Spring
0.5 to 1 unit(s)
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Studio Work in Design, Drawing, Painting, Sculpture, and Architectural Design: I. Introductory |
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ART 102 - Drawing I: Visual Language Semester Offered: Fall
1 unit(s)
Development of visual ideas through a range of approaches to drawing. Emphasis is placed on perceptual drawing from life through subjects including landscape, interior, still life, and the human figure. In the second semester, figure drawing is the primary focus. Throughout the year, students work in a range of black and white media, as the elements of drawing (line, shape, value, form, space and texture) are investigated through specific problems. This course is suitable for both beginners and students with drawing experience. Laura Newman, Gina Ruggeri, Didier William.
Open to all classes.
Yearlong course 102-ART 103 .
Two 2-hour periods.
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ART 103 - Drawing I: Visual Language Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)
Development of visual ideas through a range of approaches to drawing. Emphasis is placed on perceptual drawing from life, through subjects including landscape, interior, still life, and the human figure. In the second semester, figure drawing is the primary focus. Throughout the year, students work in a range of black and white media, as the elements of drawing (line, shape, value, form, space and texture) are investigated through specific problems. Patrick McElnea, Laura Newman, Gina Ruggeri, Didier William.
Open to all classes.
Yearlong course ART 102 -103.
Two 2-hour periods.
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ART 108 - Color Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)
To develop students’ understanding of color as a phenomenon and its role in art. Color theories are discussed and students solve problems to investigate color interactions using collage and paint. Peter Charlap.
Open to all classes.
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ART 176 - Architectural Design I Semester Offered: Fall
1 unit(s)
A studio-based class introduction to architectural design through a series of short projects. Employing a combination of drawing, modeling and collage techniques (both by hand and using digital technology) students begin to record, analyze and create architectural space and form. Tobias Armborst.
Prerequisite(s): ART 102 -ART 103 . Corequisite: one of the following: ART 220 , ART 270 , ART 272 or ART 273 , or permission of the instructor.
Two 2-hour periods.
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ART 202 - Painting I Semester Offered: Fall
1 unit(s)
An introductory course in the fundamentals of painting, designed to develop seeing as well as formulating visual ideas. Working primarily from landscape and still life, the language of painting is studied through a series of specific exercises that involve working from observation. Activities and projects that address a variety of visual media and their relationship to painting are also explored. Peter Charlap.
Prerequisite(s): ART 102 -ART 103 .
Yearlong course 202-ART 203 .
Two 2-hour and 50-minute periods.
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ART 203 - Painting I Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)
A variety of painting strategies are explored, working primarily from the human figure, including representation, metaphor, narrative, pictorial space, memory, and identity. Instructor: Peter Charlap.
Prerequisite(s): ART 102 -ART 103 .
Yearlong course ART 202 -203.
Two 2-hour periods.
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ART 204 - Sculpture I Semester Offered: Fall
1 unit(s)
Introduction to the language of three-dimensional form through a sequence of specific problems which involve the use of various materials. Harry Roseman.
Yearlong course 204-ART 205 .
Two 2-hour periods.
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ART 205 - Sculpture I Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)
Introduction to the language of three-dimensional form through a sequence of specific problems which involve the use of various materials.
Yearlong course ART 204 -205.
Two 2-hour periods.
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ART 206 - Drawing II Semester Offered: Fall
1 unit(s)
The course explores contemporary drawing strategies. Students take an interpretative approach to assignments, and work from a variety of subjects. Harry Roseman.
Prerequisite(s): ART 102 or other studio course.
Two 2-hour periods.
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ART 207 - Drawing II
1 unit(s)
The course explores contemporary drawing strategies. Students take an interpretative approach to assignments, and work from a variety of subjects. Harry Roseman.
Prerequisite(s): ART 102 or other studio course.
Not offered in 2016/17.
Two 2-hour periods.
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ART 208 - Printmaking: Relief Semester Offered: Fall
1 unit(s)
This course is designed to explore the fundamentals of printmaking focusing primarily on relief printing techniques including linocut, woodcut, wood engraving, monotype, and collagraph. Didier William.
Prerequisite(s): permission of the instructor. Corequisite: ART 102 .
Two 2-hour periods.
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ART 209 - Printmaking: Intaglio Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)
This course is designed to explore the fundamentals of printmaking focusing on primarily on Intaglio techniques including, drypoint, etching, aquatint, mezzotint, engraving, embossing, and stippling. Didier William.
Prerequisite(s): ART 102 , and permission of the instructor.
Two 2-hour periods.
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ART 212 - Photography Semester Offered: Fall
1 unit(s)
An investigation of the visual language of black and white photography. The technical and expressive aspects of exposing film, developing negatives, and printing in the darkroom are explored. No previous photographic experience is necessary. Students are required to provide their own camera, film and photographic paper. Judith Linn.
Prerequisite(s): ART 102 -ART 103 .
One 4-hour period.
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ART 213 - Photography II Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)
This course explores the development of an individual photographic language. Technical aspects of exposure, developing and printing are taught as integral to the formation of a personal visual esthetic. All students are required to supply their own camera, film, and photographic paper. Judith Linn.
Prerequisite(s): ART 102 -ART 103 and/or permission of the instructor.
One 4-hour period.
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ART 214 - Color Digital Photography Semester Offered: Fall
1 unit(s)
This course examines how color in light delineates space and form. The goal of this class is to record this phenomenon as accurately as possible. Scanning traditional silver gelatin film and digital capture systems are utilized. Digital color prints are produced using Photoshop and inkjet printing. Some of the topics covered are the documentary value of color information, the ability of the computer program to idealize our experience of reality, and the demise of the latent image. Judith Linn.
Prerequisite(s): ART 212 or ART 213 and/or permission of the instructor.
Two 2-hour periods.
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ART 217 - Video Art Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)
(Same as FILM 217 ) Video continues to document, illuminate, and instruct our lives daily. New channels of accessibility have opened it to a broad range of alternative practices, always in relation to its online or televised utility. In this studio, students make videos to better understand the affects and formal potential of video as an opportunity for critique. Technical experimentation covers the major tools of video production and post-production. Workshops examine set, keying, montage, sound, pacing, composition, and the cut. Regular assignments address a range of structural problems, at once conceptual and plastic (topics include the question of the subject, politics of visibility, satire, abjection, abstraction, psychedelia, performance and humiliation). Work by artists who have harnessed or perverted video’s components is screened bi-weekly. Patrick McElnea.
Prerequisite(s): permission of the instructor.
Two 2-hour periods.
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ART 276 - Architectural Design II Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)
A studio-based course aimed at further developing architectural drawing and design skills. Employing a variety of digital and non-digital techniques students record, analyze and create architectural space and form in a series of design exercises. Tobias Armborst.
Prerequisite(s): permission of the instructor.
Two 2-hour periods.
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Studio Work in Design, Drawing, Painting, Sculpture, and Architectural Design: III. Advanced |
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ART 302 - Painting II Semester Offered: Fall
1 unit(s)
This course investigates painting through a series of assigned open-ended projects. Because it is intended to help students develop a context in which to make independent choices, it explores a wide range of conceptual and formal approaches to painting and considers various models through which painting can be considered, such as painting as a window, a map, or an object. Laura Newman.
Prerequisite(s): ART 202 -ART 203 , or permission of the instructor.
Two 2-hour periods.
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ART 303 - Painting II Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)
This course investigates painting through a series of assigned open-ended projects. Because it is intended to help students develop a context in which to make independent choices, it explores a wide range of conceptual and formal approaches to painting. It examines the idea of painting as an ongoing development of thought; its projects are organized around the question, “How do you make the next painting?” Laura Newman.
Prerequisite(s): ART 202 -ART 203 , or permission of the instructor.
Two 2-hour periods.
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ART 304 - Sculpture II
1 unit(s)
Art 304 is devoted to the study of perception and depiction. This is done through an intensive study of the human figure, still life, landscape, and interior space. Meaning is explored through a dialectic setup between subject and the means by which it is visually explored and presented. Within this discussion relationships between three-dimensional space and varying degrees of compressed space are also explored. In ART 305 we concentrate on the realization of conceptual constructs as a way to approach sculpture. The discussions and assignments in both semesters revolve around ways in which sculpture holds ideas and symbolic meanings in the uses of visual language.
Prerequisite(s): ART 204 -ART 205 or permission of the instructor.
Not offered in 2016/17.
Two 2-hour periods.
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ART 305 - Sculpture II Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)
Art 305 is devoted to the study of perception and depiction. This is done through an intensive study of the human figure, still life, landscape, and interior space. Meaning is explored through a dialectic setup between subject and the means by which it is visually explored and presented. Within this discussion relationships between three-dimensional space and varying degrees of compressed space are also explored. In Art 305 we concentrate on the realization of conceptual constructs as a way to approach sculpture. The discussions and assignments in both semesters revolve around ways in which sculpture holds ideas and symbolic meanings in the uses of visual language. Christina Tenaglia.
Prerequisite(s): ART 204 -ART 205 , or permission of the instructor.
Two 2-hour periods.
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ART 375 - Architectural Design III Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)
Visual Constructs. An examination of a number of visual constructs, analyzing the ways architects and urbanists have employed maps, models and projections to construct particular, partial views of the physical world. Using a series of mapping, drawing and diagramming exercises, students analyze these constructs and then appropriate, expand upon, or hybridize established visualization techniques. Tobias Armborst.
Prerequisite(s): permission of the instructor.
Two 2-hour periods.
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ART 379 - Computer Animation: Art, Science and Criticism Semester Offered: Fall
1 unit(s)
(Same as CMPU 379 , FILM 379 , and MEDS 379 ) An interdisciplinary course in Computer Animation aimed at students with previous experience in Computer Science, Studio Art, or Media Studies. The course introduces students to mathematical and computational principles and techniques for describing the shape, motion and shading of three-dimensional figures in Computer Animation. It introduces students to artistic principles and techniques used in drawing, painting and sculpture, as they are translated into the context of Computer Animation. It also encourages students to critically examine Computer Animation as a medium of communication. Finally, the course exposes students to issues that arise when people from different scholarly cultures attempt to collaborate on a project of mutual interest. The course is structured as a series of animation projects interleaved with screenings and classroom discussions. Thomas Ellman, Harry Roseman.
Prerequisite(s): permission of the instructor.
Two 2-hour periods.
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Dance: I. Introductory |
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DANC 155 - Dance Improvisation Semester Offered: Fall
0.5 unit(s)
This is a non-performance oriented approach to discovering one’s movement potential and physical and thought patterns through improvisation. Utilizing contact improvisation, music visualization, and personal expression, this course is designed to develop freedom of thought and movement. The improvisation techniques range from aerobic to meditative. Creative games, spatial awareness, and problem solving are investigated in order to discover the innovative language of the body. Disability is not a limitation. Ms. Wildberger.
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DANC 160 - Introduction to Ballet Semester Offered: Fall and Spring
0.5 unit(s)
Introduction to the fundamentals of the ballet class; includes the basic exercises for the barre and centre. Ms. Mahdaviani-Goldstone.
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DANC 164 - Upper Level Beginner Ballet Semester Offered: Fall and Spring
0.5 unit(s)
This course is for the student who has had some basic training in ballet; includes the entire barre and centre work. Ms. Mahdaviani-Goldstone.
Two 75-minute periods.
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DANC 165 - Upper Level Beginner Ballet II Semester Offered: Spring
0.5 unit(s)
This course is designed to reinforce basic training in ballet; includes the entire barre and preparation for more advanced centre work. Ms. Mahdaviani-Goldstone.
Prerequisite(s): DANC 164 .
Two 75-minute periods.
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DANC 166 - Low Intermediate Ballet I Semester Offered: Fall and Spring
0.5 unit(s)
This is a course for the student who has good beginner training (complete barre and some centre work). The emphasis is on the development of steps for centre work, i.e. adagio, petit allegro, etc.. Ms. Mahdaviani-Goldstone and Mr. Meehan.
Prerequisite(s): DANC 160 and DANC 165 or equivalent.
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DANC 167 - Low Intermediate Ballet II Semester Offered: Fall and Spring
0.5 unit(s)
This course is continuation of the development of steps for centre work. Ms. Mahdaviani-Goldstone and Mr. Meehan.
Prerequisite(s): DANC 165 and DANC 166 or equivalent.
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DANC 170 - Movement Analysis Semester Offered: Spring
0.5 unit(s)
This course focuses on a study of movement designed to increase body awareness in students of all movement disciplines. Through observation, analysis and exploration, students are introduced to functional anatomy, Laban Movement principles, identification of personal movement habits and the understanding of movement efficiency. Students participate in an eclectic mix of movement experiences that include games, improvisations and exercises. This work is beneficial to the dancer, musician, actor and athlete in us all. Ms. Wildberger.
One 2-hour period.
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DANC 174 - Beginning Jazz Dance Semester Offered: Fall
0.5 unit(s)
Jazz dance, which can be defined as “popular dance of the times”, incorporates many different styles and eras of dance including cakewalk, Charleston, lindy-hop and swing, blues, tap, ballroom, rock and roll and hip-hop as well as use of modern and ballet vocabulary. There is an emphasis on body isolations, pulsing movements, rhythm patterns, weightedness and momentum. The class includes warm-up, traveling sequences and a final combination. Ms. Saxon.
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DANC 175 - Advanced Beginning Jazz Semester Offered: Spring
0.5 unit(s)
Continued work on the fundamentals taught in DANC 174 . More demanding combinations are presented. Ms. Saxon.
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DANC 194 - Beginning Modern Dance Semester Offered: Fall and Spring
0.5 unit(s)
This course is an introduction to the basic principles and history of American modern dance. Class work introduces students to technical concepts involved in training the body to be an articulate, expressive instrument. The course includes some outside written work, performance attendance, and video viewing all aimed at giving a background necessary to the appreciation of dance as a creative art form. No prior dance experience is necessary. Modern Dance faculty.
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DANC 195 - Advanced Beginning Modern Semester Offered: Fall and Spring
0.5 unit(s)
This class continues to develop on the movement principles introduced in Beginning Modern Dance. Modern Dance faculty.
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DANC 196 - Low Intermediate Modern Semester Offered: Fall
0.5 unit(s)
Continued work in the fundamentals of American modern dance movement from advanced beginning. Combinations become more demanding and students are introduced to etudes in various modern styles and techniques. Modern Dance faculty.
Prerequisite(s): DANC 195 or equivalent.
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Dance: II. Intermediate |
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DANC 215 - Dance Composition and the Craft of Choreography
0.5 unit(s)
An introduction to the basic elements of dance composition. Body space, stage space, time, form, props, and music are incorporated in the creative process resulting in the student’s own dynamic studies. Modern Dance faculty.
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DANC 264 - Intermediate Ballet I Semester Offered: Fall and Spring
1 unit(s)
Development of the classical ballet syllabus at the intermediate level. This course includes three 11/2-hour sessions per week with an added arranged hour to be used for work in one of the following areas: pointe, variations, terminology, theory, men’s class or adagio/partnering. Ms.Mahdaviani-Goldstone and Mr. Meehan.
Prerequisite(s): permission of the instructor.
Three 75-minute periods plus an arranged hour.
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DANC 265 - Intermediate Ballet II Semester Offered: Fall and Spring
1 unit(s)
Includes further development of the classical ballet syllabus at the intermediate level. Ms.Mahdaviani-Goldstone and Mr. Meehan.
Prerequisite(s): permission of the instructor.
Three 75-minute periods plus an arranged hour.
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DANC 266 - Intermediate Ballet III Semester Offered: Fall and Spring
1 unit(s)
Includes further development of the classical ballet syllabus at the intermediate level. Ms.Mahdaviani-Goldstone and Mr. Meehan.
Prerequisite(s): permission of the instructor.
Three 75-minute periods plus an arranged hour.
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DANC 267 - Intermediate Ballet IV Semester Offered: Fall and Spring
1 unit(s)
Includes further development of the classical ballet syllabus at the intermediate level. Ms.Mahdaviani-Goldstone and Mr. Meehan.
Prerequisite(s): permission of the instructor.
Three 75-minute periods plus an arranged hour.
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DANC 274 - Intermediate Jazz I Semester Offered: Fall
0.5 unit(s)
Continued work in the different styles and eras of jazz dance. Traveling sequences and techniques become more demanding as does the final dance combination. Ms. Saxon.
Prerequisite(s): DANC 174 and DANC 175 or equivalent.
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DANC 275 - Intermediate Jazz II
0.5 unit(s)
Continued work at the intermediate level of jazz technique including traditional styles such as Luigi and Fosse as well as moving on to more contemporary styles of the later twentieth century. Ms. Saxon.
Prerequisite(s): DANC 274 or equivalent.
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DANC 278 - Graham Technique and Repertory
1 unit(s)
This course is designed for Intermediate/Advanced level dancers who want to explore, in-depth, the codified technique of Martha Graham, a pioneer of American Modern Dance. Students learn excerpts from selected classic works of the Graham Repertory. Supplementary video viewing and a lecture during an arranged lab time are required. Mr. Rooks.
Three 75-minute periods.
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DANC 290 - Field Work Semester Offered: Fall and Spring
0.5 or 1 unit(s)
To be elected in consultation with the adviser and field work office.
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DANC 294 - Intermediate Modern Dance I Semester Offered: Fall and Spring
0.5 unit(s)
Exercises and phrases continue from DANC 196 . Material builds in complexity and technical demand. Modern Dance faculty.
Prerequisite(s): DANC 196 or equivalent.
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DANC 295 - Intermediate Modern Dance II Semester Offered: Fall and Spring
0.5 unit(s)
This class continues to develop on the movement concepts and investigations introduced in Low Intermediate Modern Dance. Modern Dance faculty.
Prerequisite(s): DANC 294 or equivalent.
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DANC 297 - History of the Dance Semester Offered: Fall and Spring
0.5 unit(s)
Independent reading.
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DANC 298 - Independent Work Semester Offered: Fall and Spring
0.5 or 1 unit(s)
Study of a topic in depth at the Intermediate level.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the dance faculty sponsor.
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Dance: III. Advanced |
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DANC 364 - Repertory Dance Theatre I Semester Offered: Fall and Spring
0.5 unit(s)
Performance in repertory of master choreographers. Works by students and faculty are also offered. In addition, several workshops in new student choreography are given throughout the year. Auditions for intermediate and advanced students are held the first week in September. Mr. Meehan and the dance faculty.
Prerequisite(s): permission of the instructor.
Tow 2-hour periods plus arranged rehearsals.
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DANC 365 - Repertory Dance Theatre II Semester Offered: Fall and Spring
0.5 unit(s)
Mr. Meehan and dance faculty.
Prerequisite(s): permission of the instructor.
Two 2-hour periods plus arranged rehearsals.
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DANC 366 - Repertory Dance Theatre III Semester Offered: Fall and Spring
0.5 unit(s)
Mr. Meehan and dance faculty.
Prerequisite(s): permission of instructor.
Two 2-hour periods plus arranged rehearsals.
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DANC 367 - Repertory Dance Theatre IV Semester Offered: Fall and Spring
0.5 unit(s)
Mr. Meehan and dance faculty.
Prerequisite(s): permission of the instructor.
Two 2-hour periods plus arranged rehearsals.
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DANC 394 - Advanced Modern Dance I Semester Offered: Fall and Spring
0.5 unit(s)
Continuation and enlargement of all previously taught material. In addition, advanced work in phrasing and musicality is combined with the development of a personal ‘voice’ or style in one’s dancing. Modern Dance faculty.
Prerequisite(s): DANC 294 and DANC 295 or equivalent.
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DANC 395 - Advanced Modern Dance II Semester Offered: Fall and Spring
0.5 unit(s)
Modern Dance faculty.
Prerequisite(s): DANC 294 and DANC 295 or equivalent
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DANC 396 - Advanced Modern Dance III Semester Offered: Fall and Spring
0.5 unit(s)
Modern Dance faculty.
Prerequisite(s): DANC 294 and DANC 295 or equivalent.
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DANC 397 - Advanced Modern Dance IV Semester Offered: Fall and Spring
0.5 unit(s)
Modern Dance faculty.
Prerequisite(s): DANC 294 and DANC 295 or equivalent.
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DANC 399 - Senior Independent Work Semester Offered: Fall and Spring
0.5 or 1 unit(s)
Study of a topic in depth at the Advanced level.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the dance faculty sponsor.
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Drama: I. Introductory |
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DRAM 102 - Introduction to Theater-Making: Theory and Practice Semester Offered: Fall and Spring
1 unit(s)
An exploration of the strategies theatre artists use to approach the realization of dramatic texts on the stage. Through weekly practical projects, the class examines the challenges posed by a variety of dramatic genres.
Two 75-minute periods, plus one 75-minute laboratory.
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DRAM 103 - Introduction to Stagecraft Semester Offered: Fall and Spring
0.5 unit(s)
An introduction to the fundamentals of stagecraft, including the processes of flat and platform construction, scene painting, rigging, and theatrical safety. Paul O’Connor.
Two 75-minute periods, one 2 hour lab, and 16 hours of crew time are required.Six-week course.
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DRAM 190 - Theater Production Participation Semester Offered: Fall and Spring
.5 or 1 unit(s)
This course provides the opportunity for students with declared majors other than Drama to participate in the performance, design, or technical aspects of department productions in the Experimental Theater of Vassar College. The department.
Prerequisite(s): permission of the department.
May not be repeated.
One 3-hour period plus rehearsal and crew calls.
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Drama: II. Intermediate |
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DRAM 200 - The Experimental Theater Semester Offered: Fall and Spring
0.5 or 1 unit(s)
This course focuses on putting theory and technique into practice through participation in the performance, design, or technical aspects of department productions in the Experimental Theater of Vassar College. Recent and ongoing productions include: The Skin of Our Teeth, Miss Julie, Uncle Vanya, Lysistrata, Euridyce by Sarah Ruhl, The Cripple of Inishmaan, Rez Sisters, Attempts on Her Life, Ghosts, The Way of the World, A Mouth Full of Birds, Hub Crawl (an original musical), The Passion Play, The Colored Museum, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, Servant of Two Masters. The department.
May be repeated up to four times.
Prerequisite(s): DRAM 102 , DRAM 103 , and permission of the department.
One 3-hour period, plus rehearsal and crew calls.
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DRAM 202 - The Art of Theater Making Semester Offered: Fall
1 unit(s)
This course is a sequel to DRAM 102 . Students explore more deeply the complexities of interpretation and realization of texts on the stage. The source material includes poems, plays, and short stories, and culminates in the conceiving and staging of a non-dramatic text. Gabrielle Cody.
Prerequisite(s): DRAM 102 or special permission of the instructors.
One 2-hour period, plus one 2-hour lab.
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DRAM 203 - The Actor’s Craft: The Study of Acting Semester Offered: Fall
1 unit(s)
The Actor’s Craft is a studio course designed to look at the initial psycho-physical, kin-esthetic process involved in developing the actor’s instrument. Because there is no “one way” of approaching acting, which is the definitive line on acting, we “sample” techniques of several theater masters during the course of the semester, i.e., Hagen, Bogart, Michael Checkov. Shona Tucker.
Prerequisite(s): DRAM 102 , DRAM 103 , DRAM 206 and permission of the department.
Two 2-hour periods.
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DRAM 204 - Theatre Technologies -Stage Lighting Semester Offered: Fall or Spring
1 unit(s)
This course is an in-depth study of the technology and theories used in the theatrical production process for theatrical performance. Through readings and practicum, the history and evolution of stage lighting are explored. Stephen Jones.
One 2-hour period plus one 2-hour lab.
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